Takahiro Hachigo, Honda Motor Company’s new CEO, has returned to Japan in March after years overseas but hasn’t got himself a new car yet. There’s a good reason for that, though. The executive has placed an order for the all-new Civic Type R and is anxiously awaiting the day of its delivery.

In an interesting twist of fate, the all-new Honda Civic Type R, which is exclusively built in the UK, will be exported to the Japanese market as well. The announcement was made by new Honda Motor Company CEO, Takahiro Hachigo, in his inaugural speech.

The Honda Civic Type-R is so new that most of the automotive press hasn’t had time to do a full road test of it. Carbuyer has and according to their review, the Type-R is far from perfect, although its go-fast attributes are acknowledged and confirmed.

First impressions of the all-new Honda Civic Type-R’s track performance are in and the verdict is encouraging. The car is hugely capable, using its chassis, brakes and engine to deliver a new kind of front-wheel drive Type-R experience.

I was honestly a bit disappointed by my first video impression of the new Honda Civic Type-R. The footage posted below features the new turbocharged hot hatch around the Slovakiaring track, and while it may be fast and smooth, the savage high-end bark of old Type-Rs is gone.

And here I am, in Slovakia, face to face with Honda's hottest hatch in years with its big wing peeping through the roof calling me to jump behind the wheel – challenge accepted Civic Type R, challenge accepted...

The all-new Honda Civic Type R will have its racing debut this year in the 2015 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season. The car is currently undergoing testing, but it will be officially unveiled at the BTCC media day at Donington on March 24.

Honda’s new Civic Type-R, with its 310PS (306hp) turbocharged engine is a very cool new hatch, but it won’t be for everybody. It actually doesn’t address the same public as previous Type-R Civics, so for that reason Honda needs to make a Type-S variant which would be more like past models.